the start was delayed last week. abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield, has a preview from treasure island. >> in with the new -- the new beautiful bay bridge behind us -- out with the old. they are starting to demolish the old bridge. the project is expected to cost $281 million. officials say it is a dangerous job. they will take it down one piece at a time. they are getting a late start. the plan was to start after the new bridge opened labor day weekend. they were so busy dealing with the bolt issue on the new bridge, that delayed the planning on the demolition. they are a couple of months late getting started. it will not be a quick job. it is dangerous. one piece at a time. it will take three years before they can get it taken down and moved out.

>> in the philippines, survivors of typhoon haiyan are making it out of the country as supplies are slowly making their way in. the philippine military planes are transporting victims from tacloban to manila. the death toll now is 1,700 but it is expected to go much higher. the united states is pledging $20 million in immediate air. the outpouring of support continues in the bay area. >> they are bringing whatever they can. this man drove across the bridge from oakland to put $4 in0 in te collection box and this new mom dropped off baby food. watching imaging of the suffering children was too much. >> the thought of not having food for your baby although my

baby is not eating, just breast milk, i cannot imagine. >> the filipino service center has been collecting donations and another agency agreed to donate the cost of shipping the goods to the philippines. you can make a killing on this. >> in south san francisco another effort to help the victims, the most civic-mined filipino americans came to a restaurant for brain storming session on fundraising. there was plenty of talent. >> i told everyone, it takes a village to save the country. we need everyone from a chef to architect to graphic artists. it take as village to save a country. >> they had ideas for short and long term because the support will be needed for months or years to come in their homeland. >> if you have relatives or friends in the philippines, google could help you at

if you would like to donate, we have information at abc7news.com, click on "see it on tv." >> the teen accused of setting another teen on fire on an a.c. transit bus is in court. the 16-year-old will enter a plea in connection with setting the 18-year-old on fire by lighting the skirt. thomas said he did it because he is homophobic and faces hate crime charges. the victim's father said it son does not identify as male or female and is suffering from second- and third-degree burns. >> 49ers line back smith will be arraigned on felony weapons charges. police say they found three assault weapons inside his home as they investigated a shooting

and stabbing during a party at his home last year. smith has other legal troubles. recently he took a leave of absence to enter rehab after a d.u.i. arrest in september before rejoining the team last week. aa memorial service is held at 10:00 for a t.s.a. officer killed when a gunman walked in and opened fire at los angeles international airport. the suspect, paul ciancia, is accused of killing a 3-d-year-old hernandez and injuring three others november 1. the attorney general holder is expected to attend the service at the l.a. memorial sports arena. ciancia faces the death penalty. >> a city will pass newant smoking guidelines today. the lafayette city council will meet and formally adopt the chains after community input. the new rules will ban smoking at outdoor public areas, dining areas, and prevent lighting up

in new multiapartment complexes. it does not apply to e-cigarettes. >> this is a look at a fire response in san leandro from an alameda county firefighter's camera. crews had a difficult time navigating the fire because this was built on a hillside. there are 50 marijuana plants inside. a gas leak from an outdoor grill started the fire. two dogs died but three escaped. >> live doppler 7 hd shows a lot of green. >> a lot of green but over the ocean is where it is staying. it is running into this wall of dry air so that is undercutting it and taking the legs out. we will have evaporated cooling but it is mild this morning. watch as the wall is coming at

the peninsula, san francisco, and all the way up to the north bay coast. a little drizzle is possible. there are higher elevations along the coast and the possibility of drizzle. our best bet is the north bay for measurable rain. check out warm it is compared to yesterday: five degrees in san jose and 12 in concord and 15 in napa and 14 in novato and two in oakland and three at sfo. right now, everyone including san francisco oakland and down to san jose, all 57 degrees including livermore. 55 in san ramon and concord. los gatos and half moon bay at 54, and 55 in novato and 52 in santa rosa and napa. our best chance of measure average rain is now through the noon hour with brakes in the cloud cover at 4:00 and into the evening. notice how mild the temperatures are, low-to-mid 50's and mid-to-upper 60's at noon and upper 60's to 70's away from the

cost at 4:00. >> we still have one accident in gilroy along highway 152 at lovers lane involving a tanker truck. if you are headed in the westbound direction it will be there. we do have construction. if you are traveling along the northbound and southbound 880 from mission boulevard the on-ramp is shut down until 6:00 this morning but the nimitz is running smoothly and 680 is at top speed. at walnut creek, through pleasant hill and toward walnut creek, southbound 680 shows traffic moving along at top speed and we will only seen a six or seven minute ride away from highway 4 to the 24 junction. >> millions of us pop a vitamin or supplements each day but some of them could pose a danger to your health the. >> a school lunch like you have never seen before, a lunch lesson that is changing

students' lives. >> as mike mentioned, live doppler 7 hd shows the storm moving across the north bay right now. meteorologist, mike nicco, tracking the

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covering walnut creek, burlingame, calculate belt and all the bay area. >> a look from treasure island at the east span of the bay bridge, a lovely shot and it is warm but this could be drizzle this morning as we have a store system to the north. meteorologist, mike nicco, checking out the strong of the rain chances in the north bay with that ahead. people in chicago are keeping a close eye on this mess: a huge new sinkhole opened up next to the hopes on the south side of

the city. it has swallowed several streets and getting bigger by the hour at 80' wide and 20' long and moving closer to the homes. it started as a water main break. >> san jose police arrested these people responsible, they say, for a string of crimes including carjackings, robberies, a kidnapping and a press constitution ring. police say the 18-year-old and 19-year-old and 20-year-old ran the prostitution ring out of san jose motels. they are suspected of robbing and carjacking two men last month. police think the three may be responsible for a bank robbery. >> new details on a bit are labor dispute involving santa clara county's private ambulance provider and the union. they reached agreement on a new contract, which comes after a year of talks with rural metro. the deal requires the hiring of

more ambulance mechanics and pay raises. the county has a history of problems with rural metro which has been plagued by financial problems and complaints over late response time. >> this morning, two medical groups release new guidelines for drugs used to lower high cholesterol. the associations are focusing on patient whose take the cholesterol lowering drugs with doctors taking into account new criteria from prescribing, including stroke risk and ethnicity. the number of patients could double to 30 percent of all american adults. >> vitamin or supplements you take isn't helping and could hurt your health. guidelines from the task force say some supplements could do more harm than good. vitamin e has in disease-fighting benefits and

some can cause greater chances of smokers in folks at risk. you need to get vitamins from a well balanced diet. >> parents, how is your child's school lunch? has it been overhauled? a school in new york is getting a lot of attention after adopting an all vegetarian menu. the students love it and it looks like other schools could be ready to copy the program m. >> it is like any other school cafeteria at first glance. but in queens, new york, they are not serving up mystery meat. they have dropped meat from the menu altogether. this is the first public school in the country to serve only vegetarian options. >> it was never officially about the vegetarianism as it was about helping them understand there are more choices. >> the idea, controversial at

first. >> we have people saying my kids are not vegetarians why do they eat vegetarian meals? >> the kids are eating it up. >> delicious. >> this is the challenge for other schools that have started serving healthy foods: their options did not take this good. >> when the national lunch program required parenting schools to serve lower calorie meals, some students revolted and districts backed out of the program saying they were losing tens of thousands in food students refused to eat. but at this school in queens, the secret to getting students to like healthy food isn't just in the recipes. it is in education. with weekly classes teaching students about making nutritious choices.

>> today, the san francisco 49ers will deliver bicycles for children through the bay area. players including tight end davis team up with the nonprofit "turning wheels for kids," to build 49 bicycles for local children to be given out during the football camp and wellness fair in santa clara. we have teamed up with davis to bring a weekly post-game interview you will see only on abc7. it looks pretty good considering the concussion he suffered over the weekend. >> meteorologist, mike 19, are you getting rain? drizzle? >> not much. the radar looks impressive. most of it is not making it to the ground. live doppler 7 hd shows what you are seeing, first, starting with the lower radar runs are arcing.

the northern radar returns in the same fashion. the rain is 12,000 to 15,000' where the rain is saturated and where the radar is hitting so you are seeing the arc hitting the rain in the clouds and if anything did follow this is a huge area of dry air right under that from 12,000 feet to the surface. that is why sprinkles, at best, and maybe light rains in the north bay the next couple of hours. the big part of the system, that is well to the north with the best chance of rain to our north from mendocino county to vancouver. this is how it looks from the east bay hills. the clouds are not touching the east bay hills. it is clear over to san francisco. we will put some sprinkles, possibly some light rain in the morning forecast. we will have a little bit of

clearing. that will continue tonight. we have moisture and marine patchy fog in the north bay tomorrow morning for the commute and it will be mild and dry through the extended forecast. the temperatures today are going to be warmer than yesterday and low-to-mid 70's in the south bay and cupertino is 72 and los gatos at 74. up the peninsula, we have upper 60's to low 70's today from 67 in millbrae to 72 in los altos and low-to-mid 60's in downtown san francisco, and 66 in sausalito, and low 70's through the north bay valleys, and if i thought there would be a lot rain i would not put 70's in the forecast because the rain would keep it cooler, and upper 60's to low 70's along the coast and low-to-mid 70's into the another bay valley. temperatures are cooler with most of us in the mid-to-upper 40's and a few 50's around richmond and san francisco. this morning, a lot loud cover and a few radar returns and by noon, you can see clearing and

developing during the evening commute. the seven-day forecast shows a couple of degrees cooler and by saturday, sunday, and monday, otherwise, the next four days temperatures are going to be above average. have a good one. >> we are starting off in gilroy with both sides of highway 152 closed down because of a tanker truck accident with the lanes blocked off for another hour. we are seeing delays as you make it in the westbound direction toward 101. headed into the north bay, southbound highway 29 between highway 12 and 121 we have tree work so watch out for construction crews. outside, it will be san jose traveling along 280 northbound away from 17, a few cars northbound and southbound with highway 17 in the back ground and all is quiet in san jose.

kristen and eric? >> mothers against drunk driving is warning motorists to be careful this time of year. drunk driving doubts -- deaths spike during thanksgiving and new years with nearly a thousand killed in d.u.i. crashes during the holidays in 2011. in a new survey, 73 percent of adults say they have eastbound someone -- have seen someone trying to drink and drive can and one in five did nothing. >> drivers will be urged to pull to the right when they hear and see the sirens and lights of first responders. the safety campaign runs through the month. emergency lights and sirens are used more than 500 times in santa clara county each day. the goal is to race awareness so first responders can access patients quickly.

>> you will see a lot of brides and grooms today. >> amazing discovery a couple made after buying used furniture on craigslist. >> tracking the storm moving across the bay area especially the north bay right now, off the coast, and mike nicco is tracking the rain and

>> good morning, everyone, at 4:52. from the east bay, you are looking at east were span of the bay bridge, the new one. traffic is light this time of the morning. but it will pick up. we will tell you what will happen with the old eastern span coming up. >> hawaii senate is expected to pass a bill to legalize gay marriage in the state today. it is the final step before it goes to the go of hawaii who will sign it allowing same-sex

couples to tie the knot in less than three weeks. >> speaking of marriage, couples are rushing to the altar november 12, 2013. 3,300 braids will tie the knot today. 11/112/13 is a special pattern. there are two this century. there will be wedding every half hour. in san francisco all the slots are booked and have been for some time. why is everyone rushing? the next chance is next year, 12/13/14. the date after that is going to be in the next century. by the way, next year is on a saturday so in will be a bigger rub. >> what would you do if you

found close to $100,000 in cash? a connecticut rabbi and his wife bought a desk on craigslist. they could not fit it through the door they pulled it apart and found a bag filled with cash. they opened it, coupled it and noun $98,000. the couple immediately returned the money to the protect owner who said show stuffed the money in a drawer and forgot about it. >> what? >> sure. >> it happens to me all time...with five bucks. mike? >> live doppler 7 hd shows walls of waterfall apart as they try to get to the marin county and sonoma county coast. the coastline in the higher elevations could see drizzle in the morning. anywhere north of 80 today we will see measurable rain. sacramento is 76. tahoe is 61 with scattered showers. yosemite is 69. in los angeles and san diego,

upper 70's. tahoe was 64 yesterday, the second day of record high temperatures. >> cannot imagine ever forgetting $100,000 anywhere where. we have a stalled vehicle along southbound 101 on the u.p.s. curve approaching the central freeway you could see the traffic slowing down. we do have one lane blocked and that is causing pressure on the central freeway. you saw that red which is now gone. so maybe everything is pushed to the shoulder. outside, we have another report of a stall westbound 80 as you make the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza and as you continue in the westbound direction there is construction wrapping up as we speak. eric and kristen? >> fewer american homeowners are falling behind on their north -- mortgage payments. credit reporting agency says that just over 4 percent of homeowners were two months behind on the mortgage payments

the past three months, a five year low, down 23 percent from the same period last year. >> today, a panel architects will set the agent over new york or chicago, whether they are home to the tallest building. the experts will decide if the needle on the world trade center tower is part of the building or the equivalent of an antenna. it is 776' tall with the tower and without it 1,368' tall 100' shorter than chicago's tower. the height committee of the buildings will make the ruling which is taller. >> bay area women honored for their service during world war ii hopes to head to washington, dc, in the spring, known as rosie the the riveter who worked as welders to support the

military when the men went to work. one of the woman, 92-year-old, received a phone call from vice president biden. >> you were hired at the ship yesterday in richmond in california as one of the first six women welds, that is pretty yesive kid. >> i was, i was. >> i believe you. god love you. >> the five women are hoping to raise the money to pay for a trip to the white house in april of the hopefully a lot of folks will help them out. >> we are following breaks news in the east bay where a fire leaves a dozen people out in the cold this morning and we will go to the scene. >> a proposed new arena for the warriors get as major makeover. will the new design help those fighting development on the water front of san francisco? >> apple is crafting something special for the new headquarters, inside the space

ship. >> we do not have to look at space but we will look in the skies at live doppler 7 hd for what is going on. you can see the green so that means wet weather. mike will be here next to told us who could be

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abc7 news starts now with breaking news. >> more now on breaking news from hair. a dozen people were dismissed after fire rips through their homes. abc7 news reporter, matt keller, is on the scene. >> devastation here at the apartments. 15 people are diis